Quick-change bait casting fish lure



April 1952 A. R. MUNSON, SR 2,592,17 1

QUICK-CHANGE BAIT CASTING FISH LURE Filed March 2, 1950 IN VEN T OR.

Patented Apr. 8, 1 952 QUIGKeBHANGE. BAIT- GASTING' -FISH 'LURE Alonzo lt lti nslcgn, -S r., S l1reveport,;La. s Application- March 2, 19 50,;Serial-No.'147,217

t 2 kbps. (01. 43-4218) 1 This invention relates to fish lures .of the type used in casting and particularlytfornusein-t1tavelingover lily, pads and inewhichupork.rindsare protected by or secured in bucktails, and inpar- ,ticular this invention relates to a=fish lure in is necessary to use screwdrivers or wrenches to remove sections of thelure and it is therefore difiicult to replace, the baitcarryingesections *Whllfl fishing. With thistthought intmindrthis fish lure having interchangeable bait carrying sections in which the lure is shaped to facilitate traveling over lily pads and in which a spinner may be mounted on the forward end of the body thereof. 7

A further object of the invention is to provide an arcuate shaped fish lure, having interchangeable bait carrying sections, which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention embodies a fish lure having a body with a spinner mounted on a line connecting link at the forward end of said body in which the body is provided with an elongated opening in its forward end and spaced slots adjacent its rear end positioned at the sides of a hook formed as a continuation of its trailing edge and a bait supporting section provided with an aperture through which a fish hook attached to the hook on the trailing edge of the body is extended, said bait supporting section being provided with a rolled forward end that is positioned to snap through the elongated opening of the body for removably retaining the bait supporting section on the body.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the improved fish lure with the parts assembled.

x wF-igure 2 -is a-planrview of the lure as shown -in Eigure 1.

=-- Figure 3: is a plan viewof the body portion of the lure. illustrating a blank from which the lure is formed.

Figure 4:.115 a similar view showing the blank -.-.-from-.w-hich the bait carrying section-wof the -lure is-for-med.

Referring n0w-to the drawings wherein'like reference characters denote correspondingparts ;the improved fish lure of this-invention is formed with a body 10,. a bait or hook supporting-pr guidingsection it, a fish- -hook l2 and aspinner I3-which isfreely mounted. on a lineconnecting links l l.

---The body lli'is formed on-an arcuate plate with an eye lfi at the forward end and 'anex- --tendedfinger -lfi at'its rear edge, 'said extended finger beingrolled to form aahook II -upon which an eye :18 of the fish hook i 2' is hooked with the shank I9 of the fish hook extended through an opening 20 in the trailing end of the supporting section H.

The body I0 is provided with an elongated opening 2| spaced from its leading edge with spaced slots 22 and 23 adjacent its trailing edge, and the forward part of the body is also provided with beads 24 and 25 formed by indentations in the under surface and which, when filled with red lacquer, resemble eyes.

The section II is provided with a forwardly extended tongue 26 the end of which is formed to provide a roll 21 that is adapted to snap through the opening 2| of the body with small tongues 28 and 29 rolled to provide hooks which are extended through the slots 22 and 23.

The spinner I3 is provided with upwardly extended ears 30 and 3| through which the link [4 extends and the link isvprovided with an eye 32 on the forward end through which a fishing line is attached, and beads 33 and 34, the bead 33 providing a stop for the edge of the spinner. The link 14 is also provided with an eye 35 by which the link is attached to the eye I5 at the forward end of the body ID.

The spinner I3 is formed with a long arm 36 and a short arm 31 and the end of the arm 36 is provided with a cup shaped element 38, with a similar cup shaped element 39, of a smaller size on the end of the arm 31. With these elements positioned in this manner the spinner rotates as the lure is drawn through the water.

With the parts assembled pork rinds, as indicated by the numerals 40 and 4| may be positioned upon the eye I I and the hook may also be provided with a buck tall as indicated 3 by the numeral 42 for protecting or securing the pork rind.

The section II with the hook I2 extended therethrough is mounted on the section I II by inserting the hooks 28 and 29 through the slots 22 and 23, respectively. hooking the eye l8 of the fish hook over the hook I], and snapping the roll 21 through the elongated opening 2| of the body I0. Mounting the parts in this manner makes it possible to readily remove and replace the fish hook or bait supporting section I I so that the body may be provided with interchangeable sections and a fisherman may readily change from one section to another.

It will be understood that modifications may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a fish lure, the combination which comprises a plate-like arcuate shaped body having a line attaching eye in the forward part thereof and spaced slots in the trailing portion thereof, said body also havin an elongated opening formed therethrough at a point spaced from its, leading edge, and a triangular shaped supporting plate hingedly connected to the trailing portion of the arcuate shaped body by means of hooks which extend through the spaced slots in the said trailing part of the body said supporting plate having a tongue formed with a roll at its forward end extending from its leading edge for engagement with the said arcuate shaped body through the said elongated opening thereof, a fish hook freely attached to the trailing portion of the arcuate shaped body and extended through an aperture in the triangular shaped supporting plate, pork rinds extended from the connection of the fish hook to the ar- 4 cuate shaped body and a buck-tail carried by the said hook.

2. A fish lure comprising a plate like arcuate shaped body having a line attached eye formed in the forward part thereof and a hook extended upwardly from its trailing edge, said body having slots formed therethrough adjacent its trailing edge, and an elongated opening therein spaced from the leading edge thereof, a hook guiding section having hooks formed as a continuation of the leading edge positioned to extend through the slots adjacent the trailing edge of the body, said hook guiding section having a tongue formed with a roll at its forward end extending from the leading edge thereof and a slot in the trailing end thereof, the roll on the forward end of said tongue being positioned to snap through the elongated opening adjacent the leading edge of the body, a fish hook having a shank with an eye formed at one end thereof positioned over the said hook guiding section with the shank of the hook extended through the slot in the trailing end thereof and with the eye of the shank positioned over the hook on the trailing edge of the body, pork rinds carried by the hook on the trailing edge of the body and a buck tail positioned on the fish hook.

ALONZO R. MUNSON, Sn.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are 01' record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,738,617 Scharrer Dec. 10, 1929 1,740,273 Shannon Dec. 17, 1929 1,755,647 Harvey Apr. 22, 1930 2,319,026 Adams May 11, 1943 

